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Wake Forest High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

420 West Stadium Drive, Wake Forest, NC 27587 · (919) 554-8611 · Part of Wake County Schools

Wake Forest’s School Grade A− better than 75% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
2,043
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Wake Forest High School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 9.7% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Wake Forest kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Wake Forest High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency61%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts71%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

420 West Stadium Drive, Wake Forest

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9546
Grade 10545
Grade 11506
Grade 12446
Enrollment over time
2,263’20
2,178’21
2,101’22
2,075’23
2,043’24

Down 9.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 51%Black 23%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wake Forest High School from Wake Forest families.

Other schools in Wake County Schools

The district →
Olive Chapel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
A+
1,066 students15:1
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fuquay-Varina
B+
988 students14:1
Alston Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cary
A
917 students14:1
Buckhorn Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
B+
905 students14:1
Apex Friendship Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
896 students15:1
Holly Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
A
889 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Wake Forest’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.